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DDPM: 26 provinces including BKK hit by floods, 381 deaths
BANGKOK, 31 October 2011 - According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), there have been 26 provinces which are affected by...
Cabinet sets 27-31 Oct as holidays for flood-hit provinces
BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 – The Cabinet has granted permission to agencies in flood-affected areas nationwide to take days off during 27-31 October when...
PM: Many provinces may be under water for two months
BANGKOK, Oct 12 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday that the floods which hit many provinces in north, northeastern and central regions...
Water situation in central provinces still critical
ANG THONG, Oct 9 - Flooding in Thailand's central provinces is still critical, as Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the flood situation can now...
PM presides at ceremony sending off relief caravan
BANGKOK, Sept 18 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra on Sunday presided over a ceremony to send off relief caravan from Government House to aid...
Central region floods worsen
ANG THONG, Sept 14 – Thailand’s flood situation in several central provinces worsened Wednesday as a dam in Singburi burst, forcing the evacuation of...
Flood death toll rises, more heavy rain over Thailand
BANGKOK, Sept 11 - Thais are bracing for more heavy downpours following those which have already wreaked havoc in many provinces and left more...
Historical sites in Ayutthaya under close watch
AYUTTHAYA, 4 September 2011 - The Fine Arts Department is keeping a close watch on historical sites in flood-torn provinces as the flooding is...
PM chairs meeting to tackle floods, stresses integrated approach to solve...
BANGKOK, Sept 3 -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday chaired a meeting of concerned agencies to tackle floods, stressing teamwork and an integrated...
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